Usually shown in black and white, this is the original color version (slightly edited) of the 1955 atom bomb test in Nevada, showing the effects on test houses and utilities located at various distances from the blast.


This movie is part of the collection: Stock Footage

Producer: Federal Civil Defense Administration
Audio/Visual: silent, color
Keywords: stock footage; nuclear; nuclear bomb; atom bomb; civil defense

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: canuto1975 - - February 10, 2012
Subject: great
great footage

Reviewer: derkman96 - - May 30, 2011
Subject: as seen in Metal Gear Solid
I use the footage in just about every one of my school projects, imagine my surprise when I saw it as part of a cutscene in the original Metal Gear Solid for Playstation! I thought it was cool... But yeah, great clip. This is why I keep coming back to archive.org!

Reviewer: Emilio Bassail - - April 20, 2011
Subject: HQ?
Awesome video.

Any idea of where I could get this in the highest quality? I am a film student making a documentary about destruction of the cities.

cheers :)

Reviewer: Robin_1990 - - March 5, 2008
Subject: Still Chilling
Very scary footage that has been used many times. Very useful, and of great historical importance.